The Voyager Encounters

Running time: 43 minutes
Produced by Loch Ness Productions

The Voyagers opened a new frontier — the worlds of the outer solar system!

The Voyager Encounters is a fascinating tour of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — conducted by the cam
eras and instruments onboard the Voyager spacecraft.
From 1979 to 1989 the Voyager 1 and 2 missions explored the wonders of the outer solar system. The Voyager Encounters is the definitive summary of
results returned by the two spacecraft. It recaps the flybys of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in one convenient, thorough documentary.

Galileo's verandaThe show begins with an histori
cal look at Galileo Galilei's observations of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, progressing through three centuries of ground-based studies of the outer planets. The show then introduces the two Voyager
spacecraft and describes their trajectories and instrument packages.

Io surfaceVoyager's cameras provided rare and visually stunning views of the worlds of the outer solar system, plus inva
luable information about the chemical makeup of each planet's atmosphere, internal structure, magnetic fields, rings, and moons. Voyager's planetary odysseys began at Jupiter, an impressionistic study
in cloudy turbulence, sporting a Great Red Spot and a collection of moons — among them volcanic Io.

Saturn ringsNext was Saturn, with its ten thousand glittering rings, cloud-shrouded Tit
an, and a flock of smaller icy moons. That was followed by bland-looking Uranus, a planet that rolls around the Sun on its side. It boasts a set of dark rings and its own collection of icy worlds.

Jupiter/Neptune spotsVoyager's close flyby of Neptune showed storms in its upper atmosphere, and revealed the mottled surface of the unusual moon Triton. The show ends with these hardy space vo
yagers leaving the solar system — each serving as Earth's ambassador to a far future rendezvous in distant star systems.

Along with its sister planetary shows MAGELLAN: Report From Venus a
nd MarsQuest, The Voyager Encounters is an excellent way to present the wonders of the solar system to audiences.